Don Bluth's Beauty and the Beast

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:17 pm

More concept art!

Source: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 1301059511

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:45 pm

The Beast is friggin scary looking

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:27 am

Wonderful preproduction art, thanks for posting!

MJW · Post by **MJW** » Thu May 26, 2011 6:10 am

Anyone think there is any chance we'll ever see another new Don Bluth film? His last, Titan A.E. in 2000, was a commercial flop, but I'd be interested in seeing something else from him. He's 73 now though, so I am not sure how active he would want to be in another production.

I'd read somewhere recently that due to the suprising sales of Anastasia on Blu-ray, studios were expressing interest in him directing another film. I'm not sure where I saw that, it might have been Wikipedia, and you know how that goes...

Rose Dome · Post by **Rose Dome** » Fri May 27, 2011 11:38 pm

DancingCrab wrote:I'm still bummed he got to "Thumbelina" before Disney.

Although Bluth didn't do it, I feel the same way about Swan Lake. Disney decided it was too similar to The Little Mermaid, so they threw it in the bin, and Columbia Tristar got it out (with bad results IMHO) I would love to have seen Disney's version of it

Moving on to the main topic. I can't see Bluth doing Beauty & The Beast as well as Disney did. His Beauty doesn't look as brave as Belle, and in my opinion all his films apart from The Secret of Nimh, and Anastasia were mediocre, and his animation style is simply too angular for my liking. It's certainly interesting to learn that he had plans for this though.

Mooky · Post by **Mooky** » Sat May 28, 2011 3:09 pm

Though it kind of gives off a Thumbelina-vibe (in the sense that it suffers from the typical Bluth sweetness-overload - I swear, those butterflies are diabetes-inducing), I would have loved to see this made. Thanks for posting, Sotiris!

Rose Dome · Post by **Rose Dome** » Sat May 28, 2011 9:30 pm

Mooky wrote:Though it kind of gives off a Thumbelina-vibe (in the sense that it suffers from the typical Bluth sweetness-overload - I swear, those butterflies are diabetes-inducing)...

I agree. Too many characters who are only there for cute points. Two or three are quite enough.

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Sat May 28, 2011 10:21 pm

I actually wanna color those butterfly girls.

Sky Syndrome · Post by **Sky Syndrome** » Sat May 28, 2011 11:01 pm

enigmawing wrote:I actually wanna color those butterfly girls.

That'd be fantastic!

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:17 am

Bluth should direct another animated feature so that his career didn't end on the low note of "Titan A.E."

Mooky · Post by **Mooky** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:42 pm

Neal wrote:Bluth should direct another animated feature so that his career didn't end on the low note of "Titan A.E."

I don't know, I always thought "Titan A.E." was a strong film and a fantastic sci-fi adventure. It's just that for some reason it failed to find its audience during its initial release, much like Disney's own forays into the genre ("Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and "Treasure Planet", both great movies, IMO). But yes, I'd love to see Bluth make another film, and hand-drawn at that.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:06 pm

I have Titan on DVD but haven't finished it. I mostly meant everyone always prefaces discussing it by referencing how it flopped, was not a critical success.

Fans often love movies more than the box office / critics.

I mean he should come out with another movie that is widely loved like Anastasia. To this day in college my friends watch it as much as any Disney movie (and many falsely assume it is a Disney movie.)

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:17 pm

Mooky wrote:I always thought "Titan A.E." was a strong film and a fantastic sci-fi adventure. It's just that for some reason it failed to find its audience during its initial release, much like Disney's own forays into the genre ("Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and "Treasure Planet", both great movies, IMO). But yes, I'd love to see Bluth make another film, and hand-drawn at that.

I completely agree.

Mooky · Post by **Mooky** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:11 pm

Neal wrote:I have Titan on DVD but haven't finished it. I mostly meant everyone always prefaces discussing it by referencing how it flopped, was not a critical success.

Fans often love movies more than the box office / critics.

Give it a try some time. It truly is a spectacular film. And even though some critics disliked it originally, I distinctly remember "Titan A.E." being an 'it' film of the season back when it was first released on video/DVD - everybody raved about how entertaining and creative it was, with some reviewers comparing it to "Star Wars" in terms of enjoyment factor.

Sotiris wrote:I completely agree.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:55 pm

This summer I intend to systematically watch a lot of the movies that have been collecting dust on my shelves over the years, so that one will be included.

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:54 pm

Sky Syndrome wrote:
enigmawing wrote:I actually wanna color those butterfly girls.
That'd be fantastic!

Aw.

http://fav.me/d3j9phq

Jackoleen · Post by **Jackoleen** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:13 pm

Dear Disney Enthusiasts,

XXX!

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:28 pm

Thanks, Jackoleen.

Sky Syndrome · Post by **Sky Syndrome** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:54 am

enigmawing wrote:
http://fav.me/d3j9phq

They're lovely!

The shading of their wings is marvelous.

bradhig · Post by **bradhig** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:42 am

I have heard that Don Bluth wants to do a Dragon's Lair movie based on the arcade game. He did the animation for Dragon's Lair I , Dragons Lair II , and Space Ace.

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